"I say It's Love"

I've made a lot of wrong choices in my life... "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins." I Peter 4:8

I'm afraid of losing the ones I love, yet I've pushed them away... "There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear." I John 4:18

I've surrounded myself with negativity, and denied that it changed my attitude on life... "Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs." Proverbs 10:12

I've loved things of this world, held steadfast to them... "Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them." I John 2:15

I've not been honest.. "Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth." I Corinthians 13:6

I've hidden from my gift... "I will sing of your love and justice; to you, Lord, I will sing praise." Psalm 101:1

I've not forgiven those who've hurt me the most... "Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself." Leviticus 19:18


     I'm done denying it! I've failed. I've not given love the justice that it deserves. I've not lived it, shown it, or embraced it. I've failed.
     Today I had the chance to sit next to my husband, the man who loves me with all of his heart and then some, the man who accepts me dispite my weaknesses, failures, and imperfections. I sat next to him as we listened to the vows we said "I Do" in response to being read to us once again.
Sugarland expresses it nicely. What is love? "Is it the one you call home? Is it the Holy Land? Is it standing right there holding your hand? Is it just like the movies? Is it the rice and white lace? Is it the feeling I get when I wake to your face?"
     Now, just like many girls, I wish love were more like 80's movies, as stated in Easy A: "I want John Cusack holding a boom box outside my window.  I wanna ride off on a lawnmower with Patrick Dempsey. I want Jake from Sixteen Candles waiting outside the church for me. I want Judd Nelson thrusting his fist into the air because he knows he got me. Just once I want my life to be like an 80's movie, preferably one with a really awesome musical number for no apparent reason. But no, no, John Hughes did not direct my life," and, I don't think it's legal to throw rice at weddings anymore due to the digestion processes of birds, but Yes! Love is right there holding my hand. Love is the one I call home! Love is laying on the couch, looking very uncomfortable, waiting on me to finish writing this so we can go to bed together. So I leave you with this: What is love to you?

Goodnight!